Clear shoes, clearly on point
One shoe trend clearly stands out from the rest this season: transparent shoes.
We’re not talking about the jellies from your childhood — the plastic shoes of today are taking on more sophisticated styles from heels to mules to boots.
Though the resurgence of seethrough footwear started in 2017, thanks in part to the Kanye West’s Yeezy designs that were sported by trendsetter wife Kim Kardashian West, we’re reaching peak trend as summer approaches.
Fashion labels bet on the style’s popularity during the 2018 Spring/Summer runway shows in October. Kaia Gerber strutted in transparent, thigh-high boots at Chanel’s Paris Fashion Week show, and Bella Hadid modeled transparent heels during Oscar de la Renta’s New York Fashion Week show around the same time.
So who is taking these see-through shoes to the streets?
Kim Kardashian
The queen of clear shoes proves they can be worn from day to night. Kardashian West sported what appear to be the same pair of heeled mules by Yeezy on different occasions in early May.
Rihanna
Bad girl RiRi also is a fan of the trend. She sported a pair of strappy, clear heels with a little black dress in May, and dressed down a pair of pointed plastic shoes with a denim-on-denim look that month.
Priyanka Chopra
Chopra gave the trend the royal treatment, wearing them to the wedding of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan in May. Her Jimmy Choo x Off-White Victoria pair served major drama with bedazzled straps and a simple, pointed transparent toe.
Kendall Jenner
Jenner sported clear Yeezy Season 6 ankle-strap Lucite heels while attending a Tiffany & Co. event May 3 in New York.
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner posted a pic of herself in see-through wedges, which appear to be from Yeezy Season 5, after a dinner hosted by The Business of Fashion May 8 in New York.
Rita Ora
Ora opted for clear heels on a night out. She dressed the shoes up with a sparkly pink minidress.